NYU Campus Security Radio System

[tampatracker]

Greetings New Yorkers.I am in New York city at the moment and have been spending a lot of time down in the NYU area ( Greenwich Village). While speaking with one of the campus security guards I asked him to key up his handheld and ask for a radio check over their network. I was using the PSR 800 on spectrum sweeper mode with the freq range set from 406-512 MHz and was unable to detect any signal.I will talk again to the same individual tomorrow but I will be bringing the 396 XT with me for a close call search. I think that will yield a more immediate result, just because of the way the close call system seems to work. I have searched on the forum here and do not see any frequencies for the New York University campus. Just wondering if anybody has any ideas as to what their freqs might be. I will update later. TT.

[scannerman5555]

try 460 mhz or the 851 mhz bands

[W8RMH]

Originally Posted by tampatracker

I have searched on the forum here and do not see any frequencies for the New York University campus.

WQIV301 (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY) FCC Callsign Details

MOTOTRBO

[scannerman5555]

City University of New York

464.42500 KWW250 CUNY Queens CUNY - Queens Campus

[dpcain]

That's CUNY, in Queens, run by the city. NYU is a private institution in Manhattan. I think W8RMH hit the nail on the head.

Originally Posted by scannerman5555

City University of New York

464.42500 KWW250 CUNY Queens CUNY - Queens Campus

[tampatracker]

W8RMH, does the mototrbo link you posted suggest that this is the mode for the system? I am looking at the emission details and that is what I am thinking I am not familiar with how a mototrbo system would show up to on the FCC database.

[Chauffeur6]

Originally Posted by tampatracker

W8RMH, does the mototrbo link you posted suggest that this is the mode for the system?

They are licensed for MOTOTRBO emissions. Whether they are actually using it, you'll have to figure out by monitoring. I doubt very much that W8RMH is able to confirm anything from Ohio, so he's more than likely making assumptions based on the license alone.

NYU has 21 separate FCC licenses. Search FRN 0011197357 in the ULS and see what you come up with. If you confirm anything, submit it to the database, please. Happy hunting.

Originally Posted by scannerman5555

City University of New York

464.42500 KWW250 CUNY Queens CUNY - Queens Campus

What does that have to do with this thread? The OP asked about NYU frequencies in Manhattan, you posted a CUNY frequency in Queens.

[tampatracker]

Thanks Chauffeur6, I guess more will be revealed. The reason I asked W8RMH is because I thought maybe he was able to decipher more from the FCC database due to his mentioned MOTOBRO link. I am new to deciphering details of that database, although looking at it now I guess it is pretty straightforward. If I get any solid information I will be sure to submit it

[Chauffeur6]

The emission designator 7K60FXE indicates MOTOTRBO. Of course, they are also licensed for 11K2F3E, which indicates plain old FM narrow. There's nothing preventing a licensee from licensing multiple emission designators on a given frequency, so the FCC database is not a definitive source of what is actually being used.

[tampatracker]

Okay got it, thanks. Learn something everyday. I will report on my findings.

[KC2OBW]

If they are indeed using MotoTurdo you might not be able to catching with close call or the spectrum sweeper being that when you key a trbo radio programmed for trbo operation it pulses on and off.

Like Chauffer said the FCC data base isn't a definitive source but it is a starting point though.

When go to NYU again take a glance at the radio and see if you can catch what model radio it is. If its Motorla XPR chances are pretty high that they are using trbo.

[tampatracker]

Thanks. I will be down there tomorrow, and try to get hands on a HT.

[tampatracker]

OK, here are my results. While using a 396XT in close call auto store mode, upon transmission from the NYU ht I got an immediate hit on 463.5250. Unfortunately the audio was a low pitched whirring noise, like an electrical motor running at medium to high rpm. I'll assume this is mototrbo, but having no experience with what it sounds like my assumption is based on the FCC database. Perhaps someone who knows can chime in, and I can try to provide a better description if needed. Looking forward to hearing what anyone thinks, and by the way I didn't get a tone readout on the hit.

[warren]

WNNG-369

[k2hz]

Originally Posted by warren

WNNG-369

I see that the emission designator for WNNG369 463.525 is 4K00F1E which is NXDN digital.